Hollywood hasn't run out of comic book titles just yet. Here comes anime, starting with Speed Racer May 9. And they think they've found it in anime. Leading the charge are the nerd kings who grew up on the Asian cartoons, Andy and Larry Wachowski, whose Speed Racer arrives in theaters May 9.

The third installment in the Walt Disney Co. franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, hauled in $112.5 million from Friday to Sunday, well below last summer's $135.6 million opening weekend for its predecessor, Dead Man's Chest.

Pirates mania is still strong, but there is dissension in the ranks. Many Pirates of the Caribbean fans maintain high hopes for the high-seas adventure as the third installment, At World's End, heads to theaters today, but the segment of moviegoers who loved the first film and were let down by the second could cause repercussions at the box office.

Superman has definitely returned. But how long can he stay aloft? The Man of Steel enjoyed a triumphant big-screen homecoming as Superman Returns took in $52.15 million this weekend, according to Nielsen EDI. The movie, which opened Wednesday, has raked in $84.2 million in five days.

King Kong, Peter Jackson's remake about the giant ape in love, took in $9.8 million domestically in its first day, solid for a Wednesday debut but far below the king-size premieres of other action epics.

You've watched the movies. Now you can jack in and play it no cranial implants required. After months of testing and two years since the sequels, the persistent virtual reality of "The Matrix Online" is available for U.S. gamers.

Imax is doing red-hot business showing The Polar Express. In the three weeks since it opened, ticket buyers have spent $10.7 million at Imax theaters to see a special 3-D version, about 13% of the film's total gross.